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Bishopstone Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East

Explore Bishopstone, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bishopstone map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Bishopstone, Kent

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bishopstone, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceBishopstone
Traditional CountyKent
District / BoroughCanterbury
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.370828
Longitude1.168863
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Bishopstone

Bishopstone watches the grey expanse of the North Sea from the quiet elevation of the Kentish coast. It lies 1.8 miles east of Herne Bay (from Herne Bay: bearing 91°T, OS grid TR 206 682), and is situated north-east of Broomfield village. Salt-laden winds scour the chalky earth here, where the land meets the water with an abrupt and crumbling finality. A short stroll north-north-east leads one into the verdant depths of Bishopstone Glen, a sheltered hollow where the light filters through canopy leaves in pale, shifting ribbons. This landscape preserves the austerity of the shoreline, while the nearby Reculver Country Park stretches eastward to hold the ancient, ruined towers of an abbey against the horizon. Bishopstone remains a place of sparse, open horizons where the sky claims a greater portion of the view than the solid ground itself. The air tastes of brine and wet stone, carrying the heavy, rhythmic pulse of the tide that slowly reshapes the cliffs below. Each house in Bishopstone feels anchored against the persistent breeze, standing as a plain witness to the changing seasons of the channel.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bishopstone Glen (Valley) — 0.2 mi, 025° NNE
  • Beltinge Beach (Beach) — 0.6 mi, 285° WNW
  • The Downs (Park) — 0.7 mi, 279° W
  • Sweech Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 154° SSE
  • Reculver Country Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 066° ENE
  • Gateway To Brook Farm, Hillborough (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 101° ESE
  • Three Birds Looking (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 243° WSW
  • Reculver Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 066° ENE
  • King's Hall (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 275° W
  • Reculver Saxon Shore Fort, Anglo-Saxon Monastery And Associated Remains (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 070° ENE · 4 ha
  • Reculver Towers (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 066° ENE
  • Hogwell Sewer (River) — 1.6 mi, 078° ENE
  • Kavanagh Cinema (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 269° W
  • The Seaside Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 273° W
  • River Wantsum (River) — 2.0 mi, 106° ESE
  • Herne Bay Pier (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 274° W
  • Theatre in the Park (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 230° SW
  • Herne Bay Mini Golf (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 272° W
  • Homersham Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 136° SE
  • Chislet Marshes (Wetland) — 2.4 mi, 121° ESE
  • East Blean Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 206° SSW
  • East Blean Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 206° SSW · 151 ha
  • Brook's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 227° SW
  • Walmers Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.4 mi, 151° SSE
  • Wildwood (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.5 mi, 221° SW
  • Thanet Coast Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.9 mi, 087° E · 817 ha
  • West Blean Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.9 mi, 225° SW
  • Cut End (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.9 mi, 136° SE
  • Wade Marsh (Wetland) — 4.0 mi, 093° E
  • Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Parish Church Of St Giles And Associated Remains Immediately East Of Sarre Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 123° ESE · 4 ha

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About This Bishopstone Map Page

Explore Bishopstone, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.370828, 1.168863. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.